$5 A Day

Nat (Walken) is an eccentric conman—a hustler who is content with a lie of schemes and underhanded deals. He lacks one thing: a reconciliation with his son, Flynn (Nivola), who has ceased trusting his father long ago. But Nat's time is growing short: he has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. True to form, Nat cons Flynn into joining him in a cross-country journey to an experimental medical facility. Short on money, but not on imagination, the two realize that to reach their destination they can spend no more than "$5 A Day." They come up with increasingly ridiculous schemes to keep within their budget—but there is a distance of emotion as well as miles to cover. Are they on the path toward a father-son reunion? (Gary Reber)